taid
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Welsh taid (“grandfather”).[1] Doublet of dad.
Noun
taid (plural taids)
- (North Wales) A grandfather.
- 2015 July 15, Lorna Doran, “The best places for kids to eat in Wales - as recommended by YOU”, in WalesOnline[1], archived from the original on 4 January 2018:
- Then we threw down a gauntlet to the mams, dads, nains and taids of Wales to see where they go to treat their kids to some really good, tasty food.
See also
References
- ^ “taid, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧id
- IPA(key): /ˈtaʔid/ [ˈta.ʔid̪]
Preposition
táid (Basahan spelling ᜆᜁᜇ᜔)
Derived terms
Old Irish
Verb
·taïd
- second-person plural progressive present indicative prototonic of at·tá
Polabian
Etymology
From Middle Low German tît, from Old Saxon tīd, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtai̯t/
Noun
taid m inan
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English tode.
Noun
taid (plural taids)
Welsh
Etymology
Compare Irish daid (“grandfather”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tai̯d/
- Rhymes: -ai̯d
Noun
taid m (plural teidiau)
Usage notes
- The usual word for "grandfather" in the Welsh of South Wales is tad-cu.
Coordinate terms
Mutation
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
---|---|---|---|
taid | daid | nhaid | thaid |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “taid”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies